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"Is the woman pictured on the right more attractive than the woman on the left? Do her wider-set eyes, the longer distance between her hairline and the bridge of the nose, and the rounder shape of her face make her more beautiful?" - Jessie via Bookmarklet

"By contrast, the before and after shots of the actor James Franco were almost indistinguishable, suggesting his classically handsome face is already pretty perfect." - Jessie

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Go for the Samsung Q1 keyboard. Smaller, lighter, superb quality. Expensive! - Steve 'Chippy' Paine

Does the Samsung have an integrated pointing device? That's one of my criteria for an HTPC keyboard. Don't want a separate mouse. - Josh Bancroft

I have purchased two of these for HTPC computers, one for me and one I built for a friend. They work great. They do chew through the AAA batteries pretty quick, and you need to "wake" them up if they sit for awhile, FYI. - Jeremy Hall

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Top 10 Common Dreams And Their Meanings [The List Universe - 10/7/08]

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This was a surprise. Of the top 10, I don't recall ever having (3) Bad or Missing Teeth (5) Ill or Dying (6) Failing a Test (7) Missed a Boat or Plane (8b) Trapped (9) Faulty Machinery (10) Car Troubles. - Mitchell Tsai via Bookmarklet

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What do other people think? Do you have most of these "Top 10" types of dreams? - Mitchell Tsai

I have recurring giant robot dreams.But a few of these too - Mo Kargas

Mo: What are the giant robots like? Have they changed since you were a kid? I have a lot of "being chased" James Bond dreams (When I was approx age 6, I decided I could materialize weapons and fly in my dreams to combat the bad guys). Falling. Nudity in improper situations. - Mitchell Tsai

I have the standard "in school and suddenly realised I had a class I never went to" dream. But then I realise in my dream that even when I was in school I skipped classes all the time and still passed, and anyhow I'm an adult now and high school no longer matters. - Nine (werepanda)

I frequently have dreams like 1, 3, 4, and 7. However, 8 (being lost) is the 'winner'. - Yolanda

I HAVE had the "loss of control over a car" dream, but it was after a car accident. Mostly I dream about being in a great big shopping mall and wandering around for hours and hours and hours. And sometimes (no, I'm not being funny) giant robots. - Nine (werepanda)

Never had the "in school and suddenly realised I had a class I never went to" dream. One of my female friends just was telling me about her vivid dreams. She flies a lot in her dreams (like I do), but she somehow also manages to have sex with all the people she wants. I could never manage that one. When I get really excited in my dreams, I wake up. Bummer. - Mitchell Tsai

@Mitchell Just really vivid bloody and violent dreams of mechanized war machines of impossible heights. Sometimes they have wheels or float, sometimes they are classically humanoid in appearance and also of the 'war of the worlds' variety. Hard to explain - Mo Kargas

Wow. I have lots of people chasing me in dreams, but I don't think they've ever come in massive war machines. Hmm... Guess I got a lot of comic variations of "bud guys", but not that one. - Mitchell Tsai

I've had a few really vivid dreams about the world ending. Those are always fun. - Yolanda

@Mitchell Sometimes I commit scrawls of them to paper in a scrapbook or try make them in 3DS Max, I'll scan them one of these days - Mo Kargas

I used to have alien dreams *all the time* when I was 9-13 or so. Very vivid, so much so that I can still remember some of them 20 or so years later. In the early 90s, I had occasional dreams about beating Michael Jordan in basketball because I could fly. - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

I have the shopping mall dream a lot, and I've had the teeth falling out one a couple of times several years ago. - Kamilah Gill

nothing about flying dream :( - Arash

@Arash, I agree I use to have dreams I could fly short distances as a child.But now that I'm an adult, I am able to fly further distances and maintain elevation for longer periods of time. Could this be a sign of me latent-"Heroes" ability perhaps? - Terence Washington

@ Terence I don't know i wish to read more about it on that link - Arash

When I fly, eventually my pursuers also learn how to fly. Continual war of escalation! :-) - Mitchell Tsai

I used to have dreams that my cars required pedals so instead of hitting the gas, I would have to pedal it. Other then that, I used to frequently have dreams of falling or flying, nudity, or being chased. - Jason Shultz

The meaning of dreams depends on cultures . - Arash

Arash: What are the meanings of dreams in your culture? A lot of Chinese people recall dreams to process their meanings. - Mitchell Tsai

I have 6, 4, 2 and 1. When I was in elementary school we would race to the fence and back. I dream I can fly to the fence. I have recurring dreams about failing the test. - Russellreno

Whenever I have a dream about the world ending, it's usually because of something they are talking about on Coast to Coast. I sleep with the radio on a lot and they replay Coast to Coast in the morning. - Jason Shultz

wow how different cultures are ! missing teeth means illness or die of a close relative.death of a person means longer life would be given to that person . dreams including blood doesn't bear any meaning - enigma

Jason - I am reminded I dream of driving a car and have no control. I hate that one. - Russellreno

I would have thought my dream of being on a beach by a nice blue ocean would be more common. - Harold via fftogo

@Mitchell really i don't know meaning of them what i said is a part of my psychology course my professor says that if you have a patient from a restricted cultural zone you must know their culture to decide about them. - Arash

Russell: Perhaps you can convince your car to fly. ;-) - Mitchell Tsai

Strangely ... after i started skydiving i have never had a falling dream since. i guess once you dont fear falling its not a suitable way to tell you something :) - Chris Johnson

After skydiving & rockclimbing, I still occasionally go off cliffs in my dreams, but it's usually a non-scary event where I start flying... I never noticed if my "lack of fear" of flying happened before/after I went skydiving/rockclimbing. Hmmm... - Mitchell Tsai

I often have dreams where I can't focus my eyes and they were cross eyed. also had a dream where I jumped over a gap only to find myself floating higher and higher, with the panic setting in that it'll kill me. When I was 6 or 7 I dreamt that I was on life support in my early 30's when they pulled the plug. I was 3rd party to this watching the scene. It was the same year I dreamt an apocalpyse scene (rubbled buildings, red sky, skull piles), about 5 years before I had even heard of the Terminator films. - alphaxion

Holy crap! This list looks as if someone reached into my head and pulled out my dreams. I've dreamt combinations of all of these scenarios, especially being late or missing a ride and the falling dream, althought I usually end up jumping long distances. - Steven "Ming" Perez

Anyone else have an over-active imagination? Mine are quite bizarre and hardly make any sense. A friend of mine only had dreams of colours and shapes, which I've never heard of before. - Anna Choi

(3) bad or missing teeth - it has been quite a few years now, but i use to dream of a tooth that was slightly loose, that would progressively get looser and looser and the rest of the teeth following suit... horrible - torque

Toby Graham posted a message

“FriendFeeder Challenge: I would like an image that on it's own perfectly defines sadness and/or depression. Below is my best find to date...”

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any image, or a photo we've taken? - Nine (werepanda)

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This is where I wish FF allowed a photo to be posted in comments. I know there are pitfalls to that kind of functionality, but keeping up with replies in such a request I find difficult on FF. Looking forward to seeing the responses to this one. - Jeremy Hall

Any is good - Toby Graham

I'm a huge pug fan and I love this pic. "Pug Life!" - IAmGHOSTBLOGGER.com-BradW

Of mine, probably http://tinyurl.com/5xna6p - TreJack

Although, if you want to stick with the dogs... http://tinyurl.com/4oubjd - TreJack

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15 Innovative and Creative Green Vehicles | WebUrbanist

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[MISC Info] Top 10 Everyday Things People Do To Ruin Their Cars

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I am so guilty of #2 its sickening. - Carlos Ayala

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Shocked at a lot of these, I'm a car nut, would never think of these, esp riding the brakes. Except number 10, I couldn't stop laughing :D - Mo Kargas

If you drive a stick, down shifting will save more gas instead of throwing it in neutral and brake riding or using the E brake. And agreed with number 10 haha! - Mona N.

As a cabbie, I've learned all these the hard way. - Christopher Harley

Oh, and don't pump the gas (accelerator). If you're speeding up, gradually step down and watch your RPMs! If you drive an automatic, listen to your engine. The more it REVs, the more gas you're wasting! - Mona N.

Leo Laporte posted a message on Twitter

“With all due respect to Senator McCain, I think the election is over. Obama won it tonight.”

October 7 at 7:04 pm - Link

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Absolutely. Well said. - Eric Geller

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If you look at history, Reagan, Bush 1, and Bush 2 'lost' the debates. There is still a month and a lot of stuff to come. - Andrew Leyden

Not so sure about that. I don't think that either of these guys is really winning anything tonight. - Mark

and this was a town-hall. i thought this was mccains bread and butter... my friends - That One or Jon

As I said in another thread - Obama will probably win but you surely can't think this debate was some sort of turning point? This election turned weeks ago. - Soulhuntre via twhirl

I'm not so sure I still think that race is going to be an issue for Obama unfortunately - Craig Carignan via twhirl

I think if Obama loses, it will be declared a loss due to rampant racism in America. I think if Obama wins, it will be heralded as a triumph over racism in America. Neither will be true. - Community Organizer Chuck

If the election were held tonight, you'd likely be correct. It's in November. - Mattb4rd

@Charles - of course there will be efforts to tie it to racism... the charge of racism has been a great weapon for Obama in this, he isn't going to let go of it anytime soon. - Soulhuntre via twhirl

Matt, thanks, but I haven't forgotten when the election is. As Soulhuntre said, the charge of racism has been an effective tool for Obama, and it will continue to be one for him after the election, win or lose. - Community Organizer Chuck

Obama is a socialist. Big government...health insurance a "right"... - Spencer Scott

Agreed. - Robert Scoble

Obama lacked presence, but both lacked substance - Zach Berg

@Spencer - so then you were against GWs largest expansion in govt in our lifetimes right? - Dave Hodson

For the racism discussion pls read Nicholas Kristof in NY Times on Racism without Racists http://is.gd/3BUy - Roxanne Darling via twhirl

Doesn't matter. Congress and senate are who we should pay attention to more than anything. - Patricia

interesting is that I have always been torn between partisan policies... Obama seems like a breath of fresh air. That is scary. - ChangeForge | Ken Stewart

They glossed over social security and medicare. Sure, we owe China $500 billion but we also owe over 40 trillion in social security & medicare (unfunded). Which one has you more worried? - beersage

Did I miss the election? My calendar says we have a month to go. - ChiliMac via twhirl

Momentum for the election is hugely moving towards Obama and doesn't look like it will let up soon. He's already got a sizeable 5+ point lead and is almost a 9:1 favorite to win. This close to the election those numbers are very stark. - Wensleydale Scoble

Just curious, Alex "Maverick," how much would you be willing to bet on Obama at 9:1 odds? (Note: this is not an offer, I'm curious to know how valid you think those numbers are.) - Glen C

30% of votes will be cast before election day. http://www.boston.com/news/nat... - Leo Laporte

Get out your pom poms, Leo. - David Risley

This debate was not a turning point in one area - neither candidate was stellar, but a huge turning point in the other - neither candidate was stellar. McCain needed this one badly. - JodyUnwired

There has been no bigger government in recent history than the last four years of Republican administration. And you talk about socialism? Bush was against socialism before he was for it. - Rod Bauer via twhirl

Every day I get more disappointed in the choices we have in politicians, and even more disappointed in the way most people "discuss" important matters at hand. It is not a us vs them winning mentality that is going to help the sad state of our country's problems. - Jeremy Hall

Agreed! - Aaron Holverson

I wouldn't bet a paycheck, but I'd bet $50 on it that he'll win. I just can't see a scenario that gets McCain back in the race, other than them releasing something really bad about Obama and that's not likely to happen at this point. And by really bad, I of course mean, Willie Horton bad...and since he has never been in a position to pardon people or control a state's/city's criminal justice system that's not likely to happen, so it would have to be something else of equal magnitude... - Wensleydale Scoble

Something that would show him not to be the man of the people that he's running as. - Wensleydale Scoble

ACORN and voter fraud issues being directly connected to Obama would do the trick I think - Daltonsbriefs

Nope...if that issue hasn't come up yet, I doubt it will come up now. And it would be very hard to directly link Obama to voter fraud. Plus I don't think that issue resonates with voters much. Think bigger. - Wensleydale Scoble

I'm sorry but the idea of one party controlling Congress and the Presidency again scares me. - ChiliMac

I concur chilimac but I think Obama shows some signs of being able to resist the worst excesses of Dems. Plus, if that's what happens, who should take the real blame for it? - Rick Powell

Rick: Us. - ChiliMac

I disagree. The Republicans should take the blame. The last 8 years plus McCain's campaign are the reasons why the GOP will lose this election. - Rick Powell

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Day 132: Unilever House and Blackfriars Bridge

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Flying in a ray of light - Volando in un raggio di luce

A window on the past (by Alessandro Ornelli )

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AJ Kohn posted a link

Fed to buy massive amounts of short-term debt

October 7 at 7:02 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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"The Federal Reserve has announced a radical plan to buy massive amounts of short-term debts in a dramatic effort to break through a credit clog that is imperiling the economy. The Federal Reserve said Tuesday it will buy "commercial paper," a short-term financing mechanism that many companies rely on to finance their day-to-day operations, such as purchasing supplies or making payrolls." - AJ Kohn via Bookmarklet

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and the Fed buys this with what money? - Alan Cheslow

Yours, Alan... - Mark VandenBerg

Actually more like with our "credit;" they've already spent out money a long time ago. - Jeremy Hall

And they're also considering cutting the Fed Rate too ... inflation here we come! - AJ Kohn

just digging a deeper hole here, imho. - MikeAmundsen

Rising dollar and no available credit are a scary combo. It could be the death knell of foreign trade. - Mark VandenBerg

wil wheaton posted a message on Twitter

“It's the entitlement that bugs me: "I followed you, but you didn't follow me back, so I'm unfollowing you!" Um. Okay. Thanks for telling me?”

October 6 at 6:52 pm - Link

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For many it seems that their number of Followers is a source of pride, not unlike jocks in high school and the letterman patches. - Andy Roth

Though I agree with your sentiment, I will say if I am looking for interaction with a person and they don't reciprocate the follow, then my goal hasn't been met. That said, I am not going to notify you of my "unfollow" in a hissy fit :) I'll just go away quietly. - Jeremy Hall

Monique posted a message

“Well damn. Now I have a question. Am i part of what people consider to be "noise" on friendfeed just because I don't talk tech, politics or economics?”

October 6 at 7:43 pm - via fftogo - Link

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You're the sexy part, Nique. Never forget that. - Steven "Ming" Perez

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noooooo! - edythe

We can be noisy together. I don't talk politics or economics, and my tech talk is SERIOUSLY limited. - Nine (werepanda)

Awww, Steven. You always make me feel like a rockstar. <3 - Monique via fftogo

FF is what you want it to be Monique, if people don't like what you post or don't post they can unsubscribe :) - Mo Kargas

if you are, so what? Be as noisy as you wanna, and don't let it you affect you in any way. Someone thinks you're noisy? They'll just hide your posts, no biggee, and you don't even know it's happening. - Pete Delucchi

Your noise is my signal - Shey

You make the noise in my pants? Sorry.... I had too. - Kyle Lacy

Be who you are. That's what makes this service fun, we can get it all. - Eric @ CS Techcast

I've come to accept the statements about "noise" being nothing but people attempting to elevate themselves. - LPH™

Interesting question, Mo. Tech, politics and economics do seem to be the popular topics here. And while those things are important to me, I just don't have the desire to delve into them in this space. As a result, my interest in FF has waned. - jbrotherlove

Odd - I thought the tech, politics, and economics was the noise... - Kevin Johnson

One person's noise is another's whoopie cushion. - Wensleydale Scoble

lol@Kyle um.. - Shey

Shey... xoxoxo - Kyle Lacy

"Noise" is different for each person, which is why I don't get why people whine about it. The tools are out there to help reduce the noise (NoiseRiver, FriendFeed lists). Use 'em. - Shey

Noise is in the eye of the beholder. Don't worry about it. You're not noise to me. :) - Mavericky Awesomesausages

I've been feeling the same way lately I don't contribute to teh awesomeness but I 'like' a lot! - zoblue (Zulema ❤'s you)

You are a major contributor to the stream of information that I love to bathe my brain in every day - Rah™

I asked this question because in one of the rooms I am in, a person stated that they are impressed by me because I post about nothing and people fall all over me. they said that either i'm a winner or you all are sheep. :/ - Monique via fftogo

bahhhhh... whatever. - Kyle Lacy

If you're noise, then I don't know what all the hype is about. Its all good. If not, its easy to fix. - JodyUnwired

You say whatever-the-eff you like. This is not something that is usually done in this space. People obviously find it interesting and usually entertaining. - Rah™

I can't see a topics section anywhere on FriendFeed... that is all you need to know :) - John Worthington

Considering how successful a "show about nothing" became, I'd take accusations of posting about nothing as a compliment. - Roger Benningfield

:D Thank you Roger! Thank all of you really. I so did not want to be your shepherd. - Monique via fftogo

Who gives a flying fuck? It's getting to the point where all these people complaining about 'noise' are on my last nerve. It is what it is. Don't like it? Go somewhere else. - Mona N.

noise = nerve?! :-)~ - Susan Beebe

Susan!!! I haven't seen you all day! :) - Mona N.

Noise is all relative. I have a list I call "Noisy" but that doesn't mean people I am going to remove, I just look at them during different times of the day. - Jeremy Hall

Chris Baskind posted a message

“Free work is usually unappreciated.”

October 6 at 9:38 am - Link

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usually true - Shey

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yep - RAPatton

The price of anything can't be so high that people can't pay, and can't be so low that people take it for mediocre. That's the Western way. That's perhaps why our civilization is so selfish. - Rodrigo Jaroszewski

Usually yeah. :-( - Kol Tregaskes

So true. I find that I end up getting more requests for changes, updates and improvements when the work is free. People plan out and mitigate their work requests when there is a price attached to it. - Jeremy Hall

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Zombie Warning-Nuit Blanche Toronto 2008

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Photos from Nuit Blanche, here in Toronto: http://www.scotiabanknuitblanc... - Shey

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Like very much!! - chet

should go next year. - Jasmin Smith

yeah, we should! - Shey

Can I come? - Justin Korn

For sure Justin! - Shey

Robert Scoble posted an entry on Scobleizer -- Tech geek blogger

We’re in a death spiral

October 6 at 11:06 am - Link

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I have always found it odd that since the stock market is a reflection of the perception of traders, it is the traders that more or less determine the health of the stock market. Of course there are other factors, in this case they are actually real world factors such as people losing their homes and massive layoffs that affect spending power, but basically there is enough money among rich investors to bend the market to their will. Is this illegal market manipulation or a just more efficient free market solution than the bailout? - Devlin Dunsmore

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Liked what you said, but I'm not hoarding. That only fuels the fear fire. - Kevin C. Tofel

oh, and look. They passed the bail out bill and the dow is still going down. That sure was a good use of 700 billion dollars. - Wizetux

Is this not the time for someone to step in and give us 'hope'? Take a deep breath, calm down. Or are we being sent the message and no one is listening? On the other hand we are in the free market and the market is supposed to be always rational :p - Sheraz Mahmood via twhirl

What are you hoarding? - Morton Fox

@Devlin but the trader's perception is generally based on the outlook of the companies they're trading which is based on the strength of economies. - ·[▪_▪]·

i'm hoarding bacon - Jeff Douglass

Campbell soup time. - Not Not Geoff Schultz

Positive news from my Grandma who lived through the Great Depression: It could be worse. - todd

For those who can master their fears, this is a huge opportunity. I can assure you Warren Buffet is on high alert and will be taking massive advantage during the downturn - and I can tell you SmugMug is planning on "doubling down" on super-star talent during the downturn, too, as we watch our competitors without business models flounder. The news is only doom-and-gloom if you look at it that way. Instead, look at it as a buying/building/solidfying opportunity. - Don MacAskill

He's hoarding cell phones. - Brian Newman

Wizetux: it would be far worse if the banks weren't bailed out. Morton: my cash. I have some that was budgeted to fix a shower that we're not fixing. Kevin: it's time we face our fears and stop trying to pretend this market is healthy. The sooner we hit the bottom of our fear, the better off we are. - Robert Scoble

+1 on Don's comment. It is going to suck in many ways, but keep the long view and see how you can make the best of the situation. This is a huge correction to our market that has been building for a long time, but this too shall pass. - Jeremy Hall

Preparation is the arch-enemy of fear..... IMHO - Bwana McCall

Fear may be bottomless. Actively countering fear could work better. - todd

I'm at the point now where I only want to hear positive news about the economy, or at least my own future. I hope that in the short term my programming skills will prove useful to folks - in the long term, I know they will. - Tad - the Meme Maker

Don: that is great advice, but if you buy too early going into a downturn you can do yourself real harm. Let's say you think the market is going up from here and it goes down to 7,000. That isn't smart. I'd wait to see the bottom of our fears first. We aren't even close to being there yet. - Robert Scoble

track the "Fear Index" [http://www.marketpsych.com/mkt...] - MikeAmundsen

Maybe I'll regret it but I've been buying stocks. Bought some AAPL today. - Mike Doeff

If you plan on buying, i think you can start buying soon and plan to dollar-cost-average all the way down. That's only possible if you think you won't need to touch any of that money for a few years. But it's a good way to buy into good companies. Another option, save and wait until things start recovering ~2010. - ·[▪_▪]·

Mike: if you have $10,000 to invest and think the market will go up soon, I'd dollar cost average into the market. There is no way to time this market. Now, what do you do if you are totally into the market and think it's going down to 8,000? Do you stay in for "long term" along with you guys? :-) - Robert Scoble

@Mike. That is a good thing. Buy low, sell high. And you won't regret it in 3 years when the DOW comes back up. - Wizetux

Wizetux: if the market comes up in three years dollar cost averaging in now will be MUCH better than buying all in today. - Robert Scoble

Dollar Cost Averaging means if you have $10,000 you don't invest all $10,000 today. You put $1,000 into the market every month (or, if you are more conservative, $500 every month). That lets you get your money into a market without trying to time it. If the market goes down to 7,000 before starting back up, then this strategy will make you a ton of money. Chances are this market is going down a lot further. The bad side is if it turns around and starts going up today. - Robert Scoble

I agree with scobleizer. If you're wanting to invest $10K, divide it up into weekly or monthly portions per investment over a year or two and invest it on a schedule. You'll be way better off than investing it all at once. - ·[▪_▪]·

Robert, I've been doing very small trades - not betting the farm. I still have some dry powder available if it goes down further. - Mike Doeff

This is painful...but there is no real solution around it...it will take time. I do not think that it is just the fear cycle. We need time to regroup, refocus and start innovating again. I think that this crash is the end of speculative markets. If America wants to stay ahead, we need to go back to innovation and productivity. The good news is that there are still tons and tons of problem to be solved... - Edwin Khodabakchian

At what point does the President Suspend Trading completely? - Bored Lebowski

"The good news is that there are still tons and tons of problem to be solved..." Contrary to how I would expect for this statement to make me feel, it actually gives me some hope!! - Lindsay Donaghe

@Robert, except that over the long term, the market has been shown to return more on the dollar than that of the inflation of the dollar, so in the long (more than 5 years) run, buying now will always be better than keeping your dollars. - Wizetux

Christopher: why would the President do that? Does he have the power to do that? Wouldn't that freak people out even more? - Robert Scoble

But I also agree, that buying in small portions is always the better method. - Wizetux

Wizetux that's absolutely wrong. It is because you are averaging in the good years with the bad. If you can avoid the bad years your money will do even better! - Robert Scoble

Robert, He can. He can declare a state of emergency (i.e. Martial Law) and I believe that includes the markets. We can thank 911/The Patriot Act for that. Since congressman were apparently threatened with Martial Law if the bailout bill didn't pass, I wouldn't put it past the current administration. http://www.wikio.com/video/482... - Bwana McCall

Yeah, and if I knew what the lottery numbers are going to be tonight, then I would buy a lottery ticket. However, since I don't, I am going to play the option with the best return at my acceptable rate of risk. The stock market is not a a method to make quick cash, but something that makes you money over the long term. According to the last 50 years, the good year of the market have always out performed the bad ones. - Wizetux

Robert, you misunderstand me. I'm not pretending that the market is healthy because it's not. I'm simply trying not change my spending habits as a result. I've always been a saver and while I hate to see big unrealized losses, I have no need of my long term investments for 20+ years. My income hasn't changed (luckily) so I'm fighting to keep my spending habits at normal for as long as possible. - Kevin C. Tofel

Being that I am 27 years old, I can afford to have my money in the stock market because I have at least another 40 year to work and make more money. Now, I am not going to put all of my money there because I need to eat and I will loss more taking money back out of the market in the short term. Now, if I was 50 and looking at retirement in 10 years, I would only have a very little of my money in the market because it won't make enough there and the risk is too high. Thus I would buy CDs or Bonds. - Wizetux

isn't talking about suspending trading and declaring martial law a little premature? doesn't it add into the fear this post is supposed to help counter? - Jonathan Jesse

Jonathan, I didn't say it, the congressman did. I'll tell you one thing, it's best to be prepared than to be caught off guard. There's a difference between panicking and planning. But I'm just a fear-mongering, conspiracy theorist, don't listen to me :) - Bwana McCall

The fundamentals of many companies have been ignored. Now without hype being used to sell, you've only got the balance sheet. Have a look at what typically blue chip stocks have been trading at; 12-24 Price:Earnings. It's still a correction and it is justified - Cains

Robert, chill. Don't get people all panicky. Yes, the economy is taking a hit, but the Dow is only one metric. We need to be strong and willing to shoulder this burden together to turn things around. - Teresa Valdez Klein

Teresa: I can't chill. I've been reading the Wall Street Journal and the Economist and they aren't chilling. :-) - Robert Scoble

I didn't get out in January when I had some gains and it's too late to get out now, no point in buying high and selling low. I'm young enough that it's better for me to just ride out the storm. Plus I'm automatically doing dollar cost averaging via my 401k. - Wensleydale Scoble

Alex: the market could go way down and stay down for a few years. As long as you can risk that, I'd stay in. Me? I don't have enough market money to worry about and I'm just staying in anyway. I wish I had gotten out earlier too, but that's water under the bridge. - Robert Scoble

Hoarding or Saving? Is this like Bail out or Rescue plan? - Cains

Cains: saving is what you were doing (or should have been doing) six months ago. Hoarding is what you are doing differently today. See the difference? I do in my own budgets. - Robert Scoble

it is a life spiral - Gregory Lent

i think everything will be OK ! just live life. relax. be smart - Adam Singer

Aaron Strout posted a message

“Okay, so I've turned my Twitter feed off in Friendfeed to minimize the noise. I'm trying to add content regularly and comment/like other folks content yet my comments suck. What gives?”

October 6 at 10:46 am - Link

Jeremy Hall liked this

I'm with you on that. I followed a similar path, but unless you have something really riveting, you have an active tight network, or you are in the conversation starting elite, commenting seems to have dropped off a bit in FF. That's been my observation at least. - Jeremy Hall

Thanks Jeremy. I guess I just need to keep plugging away. Glad to know I've at least got company. - Aaron Strout